1844, Clay vs Polk: His Accidency
American Elections: Wicked Game
English - January 07, 2020 10:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsHistory News Politics presidential election politics history Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
After President Harrison passes away just one month into his term, Vice President John Tyler becomes the first accidental president in US History. While Tyler fights for the legitimacy of his presidency and sets precedents for future succession, the Whigs and Democrats fight it out on the campaign trail. Whig candidate Henry Clay and Democrat candidate James K Polk go head to head over the issue of Texas and the expansion of slavery.
Created, hosted and executive produced by Lindsay Graham for Airship. Sound design by Derek Behrens. Co-Executive produced by Steven Walters in association with Ritual Productions. Written and researched by Steven Walters. Fact checking by Gregory Jackson and Cielle Salazar from the podcast History That Doesn’t Suck. Music by Lindsay Graham.
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